Femicide is broadly understood as the killing of a woman or girl because of her gender—the most extreme form of gender-based ...

Carolina Aló was 17 years old the night her father, Edgardo, saw her for the last time. In their final conversation, he ...

The year 2024 saw a marked increase of women being murdered in Kenya despite a heightened awareness of the crisis and government measures to curb what the World Health Organisation terms as femicide.

These facts send a chilling message to women in ... almost every day a woman falls victim to femicide. These incidents are a clear indication that femicide is no longer a far-fetched issue ...

This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers ...

Kenyan women and human rights organizations match along the streets of Nairobi to protest against the rising femicide cases in the country. [Collins Oduor, Standard] The rising cases of femicide ...

In a major setback in the fight against gender-based violence, Argentinian President Javier Milei's government has announced it will repeal the crime of femicide from the penal code.

A mother-of-two killed in Mallow, Co Cork last Friday became the first woman killed in Ireland this year, sparking renewed discussions about femicide and gender-based violence across the country.

On January 24, Argentina’s Minister of Justice Mariano Cúneo Libarona warned on X that the government of President Javier Milei would seek to eliminate femicide from the penal code on the ...